Several local government units (LGUs) suspended classes on Thursday, June 15 due to the possible aftershock caused by the magnitude 6.3 earthquake that rocked Calatagan, Batangas, and nearby areas including Metro Manila.
In an advisory, Calatagan Municipal Mayor Peter Oliver Palacio declared class cancelation in the Municipality to give way for the initial assessment of the effects of the earthquake on school, public buildings, and other critical infrastructures.
Alfonso, Cavite Mayor Randolph 'Randy' Salamat Mayor also announced that in-person classes at levels in public schools are suspended and will be shifted into Modular Distance Learning (MDL).
The cancelation of classes in private schools, meanwhile, is left to the discretion of school heads or principals.
Both face-to-face and online classes are both suspended at all levels in public and private schools in Cabuyao City, Laguna, as declared by Cabuyao City Mayor Dennis Felipe Hain.
Some universities in Metro Manila and provinces also announced the cancelation of classes as well as office operations. Among the institutions that have suspended classes are as follows:
- San Beda University (SBU) - Manila
- Emilio Aguinaldo College - Cavite
- Far Eastern University (FEU) - Manila
- De La Salle University (DLSU) - Dasmariñas, Cavite
- DLSU - Laguna
- St. Dominic College of Asia - Cavite
- Lyceum of the Philippines University (LPU) - Cavite
- City of Malabon University
- St. Jude College Dasmariñas - Cavite
*This article will be updated time-to-time for the latest announcement
